瑞典皇家学院新研发数字定位消防鞋

慧聪消防网讯众所周知，消防员的作业环境非常恶劣：大火熊熊、烟雾弥漫、零能见度，造成消防救援难度大、救援危险重重。现在，瑞典斯德哥尔摩皇家理工学院研究了一种带有传感器的鞋类，穿上此鞋，消防员可以更有效的挽救生命和财产。数字定位消防鞋研发团队的成员有：信号处理教授彼得韩德尔、瑞典斯德哥尔摩皇家理工学院研究员约翰·奥洛夫·尼尔森和瑞典国防研究机构的领导者兰塔戈戈。

新研究的消防鞋具有数字定位系统，鞋子后跟安装了传感器，即使在25米以下的环境，传感器也能快速定位消防员的位置。数字定位消防鞋设计系统安装了先进传感器加速计、陀螺仪和处理器，此系统耐高温、能承受较高的冲击力，并且在GPS定位系统失败的状态下依然能够发挥作用。消防鞋的数据迅速反应消防员和被困人员的准确信息，带在肩上的无线模块将数据发送到作战指挥，从而对消防员进行远程操控，以确保消防员在恶劣环境下的安全。

信号处理教授彼得韩德尔，曾从事传感器的研制，他说，“当消防队员可以更安全有效的工作的时候，他们也可以挽救更多的生命。”

消防鞋的定位系统也可以用于其他方面，如警察、军事反应部队或重大事件的医疗服务。即使救援工作远低于地面，如矿山，不需要良好的基础设施也可以很快的定位到被困人员和救援人员的位置。研究人员下一步的研究方向是改进传感器，使得消防鞋跟更加灵活、更加接近普通鞋的厚度，并且在使用中能够产生电。

该研究项目的合作部门有：瑞典国防研究机构、瑞典的救援服务和班加罗尔的印度科学研究所（院）。（文章来源：物理学家组织网 编译：刘坤苗）

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With sensor-equipped footwear developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm， firefighters can be even more effective at saving lives and property.

Fire， smoke and zero visibility – a firefighter's working environment is extreme. Now， with sensor-equipped footwear developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm， firefighters can be even more effective at saving lives and property.

An innovative digital positioning system that uses sensors inside the heel of a boot makes it possible for emergency commanders to follow firefighters' movements independently of infrastructure， and even 25 metres below ground.

Behind the project are Peter Händel， Professor of Signal Processing， John-Olof Nilsson， a researcher at KTH， and Jouni Ranta Kokko， a KTH researcher and research leader at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI).

The system they designed includes advanced sensors such as accelerometer and gyroscope， plus a processor. It can withstand shock and extremely high temperatures and remains operational where GPS positioning systems fail.

A wireless module worn on the shoulder sends the data to operational command. The precise information about responders' location and movements enables emergency coordinators to control operations remotely and ensure that the firefighters remain effective and safe under extremely dangerous conditions.

"When the firefighters can work safer and more efficiently， they can also save more lives，" says Peter Händel， Professor of Signal Processing at KTH， one of those who worked on the development of the sensor shoe.

The system has been tested successfully with firefighters in real time， 25 metres below ground.

The positioning capability can also be used by others – such as police and military response forces， or medical services at major incidents. Even rescue work far below the ground， as in mines， can be facilitated by being able to position both workers and rescue teams without the need for extensive infrastructure.

The next step for the researchers is to make the sensors part of the sole， which would increase flexibility and open up more uses than when built into the heel. The idea is also that the sole will also generate its own power supply. The aim is also that the sole can be thin enough for use in ordinary shoes.

The research project on the management system is in collaboration with the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)， Swedish rescue services and with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore. （ProvidedbyKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnology）